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A gaseous mixture of propane, carbon dioxide and hydrogen with a mixture total mass m = 188 g occupies a volume V = 33 L at t = 88
P=9 atm
V= 33 L
T= 88 oC =(273+88) K = 361 K
use:
P*V =n *R*T
9*33 = n* 0.0821* 361
n= 10 mol
so , Total number of moles =10
Let mass of Hydrogen be x gm
Number of moles of Hydrogen = mass/ molar mass = x/2
Then combined mass of propane and carbon dioxide = (188-x) gm
Total number of moles of propane and carbon dioxide combined = mass/molar mass = (188-x)/44
so, total number of moles = x/2 + (188-x)/44
equate to total number of moles found in 2 ways:
x/2 + (188-x)/44 =10
(22x+188-x)/44=10
21x+188 = 440
x=12
so, number of moles of hydrogen = 12/2 = 6mol
partial pressure of Hyrogen = Total pressure * number of moles of hydrogen /total number of moles
= 9*6/10
= 5.4 atm
Answer: 5.4 atm